Hairy Little Fruit Bat vs Jaguarundi

Rhinophylla alethina compared with Puma yagouaroundi

Key Differences

• Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened while Jaguarundi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Jaguarundi
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Rhinophylla	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Rhinophylla alethina	Puma yagouaroundi

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy Little Fruit Bat and Jaguarundi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Jaguarundi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy Little Fruit Bat	Jaguarundi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Jaguarundi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia